Locum Employment Solicitor

A Top 50 private practice requires an Employment Solicitor to join them ASAP for a 6 month contract. The role has arisen to cover a period of maternity leave.

The role will be based in the firms Birmingham office.

The employment team advises on the following matters:

• HR strategy and implementing legislative changes
• TUPE transfers
• Redundancies and restructurings
• Litigation in the Employment Tribunal, Employment Appeal Tribunal and High Court
• Advising on trade union and industrial relations
• Discrimination
• Disciplinary and grievance issues
• Settlement agreements and negotiating departures
• Advising on cross-border employment law matters

Successful candidates are likely to have a strong private practice background in advising respondent clients on a range of contentious and non-contentious matters. Candidates will be expected to work autonomously without supervision.

Due to the nature of the role, successful candidates are likely to have previous experience in handling employment caseloads and will possess previous locum/contracting experience.

This vacancy represents a great opportunity to further your career as an Employment Solicitor within a highly regarded Top 50 Private Practice.

At LAW Absolute we endeavour to respond to all applications within 48 hours.  However due to the volume of applications we receive we may not be able to respond to every candidate individually.  If you have not heard from us within a 48 hour timeframe your application has not been successful and your details have not been retained.   LAW Absolute acts as an employment business for temporary recruitment and as an employment agency for fixed term contract and permanent recruitment.